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PBS's primary public-affairs documentary series, `Frontline' focuses on one (usually timely) topic each program. Overseen since its inception by executive producer David Fanning, it has been honored regularly over the years, winning 34 DuPont-Columbia awar (more…)PBS's primary public-affairs documentary series, `Frontline' focuses on one (usually timely) topic each program. Overseen since its inception by executive producer David Fanning, it has been honored regularly over the years, winning 34 DuPont-Columbia awards, 12 Peabody awards and 29 Emmys. In 2001, `Frontline' launched `Frontline/World,' an offshoot devoted to foreign affairs featuring work by young filmmakers.

Season 27, Episode 2 Heat

First Aired: October 21, 2008

An examination of how big business is responding to the looming climate crisis. The report covers China, where coal conglomerate Shenhua Energy's CEO Ling Wen answers to his shareholders, not the public, and to India, where car sales are booming; and also explores GM's move to hybrid cars, "clean-coal" science and the presidential candidates' energy plans. Included: interviews with IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri, California Attorney General Jerry Brown and reporter Jeff Goodell.